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Conference lgp30::christian-perspective

Title:Discussions from a Christian Perspective
Notice:Prostitutes and tax collectors welcome!
Moderator:CSC32::J_CHRISTIE
Created:Mon Sep 17 1990
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1362
Total number of notes:61362

1195.0. "Can a fountain spew forth both sweet and bitter?" by CSC32::J_CHRISTIE (Ps. 85.10) Wed Dec 20 1995 01:00

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1195.1For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts,LGP30::FLEISCHERwithout vision the people perish (DTN 297-5780, MRO2-3/E8)Wed Dec 20 1995 09:5314
re Note 1195.0 by CSC32::J_CHRISTIE:

> James 3:10-12  Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.
> My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

        Well, you can always define things so that would seem to be
        "cursing" is really (by your definition) a "blessing".  

        As an example, some people seem bent on visiting the curse of
        job and housing discrimination upon gays, but most of them
        seem to think that they are doing this out of love for gays,
        for their ultimate benefit.

        Bob
1195.2CNTROL::DGAUTHIERWed Dec 20 1995 12:047
    A rose bears both flowers and thorns. 
    A potatoe plant bears the potatoe and toxic greens.  
    And the casing of a chestnutnut is hard and thorny.
    
    There's good and evil in everything.  Why should man be any different.
    
    
1195.3MKOTS3::JMARTINI press on toward the goalWed Dec 20 1995 12:568
    "For there is a battle continuing in my members.  A battle between the
    flesh and the Spirit."  
    
    Ironically, this battle doesn't exist until one is regenerated.  The
    Spirit of God does not dwell in us until so, for in the natural man
    their dwelleth no good thing.
    
    -Jack